The bar that I go to has the original foundation of the town as a wall. It's the only building with the original foundation, taboot, because downtowns burned down a few times since the 1800s.

It's an old 49er town. People still goldpan and we have a gem & mineral club. The mining & mineral museum is being shut down, due to lack of state funding. :/

We don't have a mall, or a movie theater. The closest is in the bustling Merced (bahah) which is 50 minutes away.

Our current population is 2,173 (up from the 1,500 on the sign). From Wiki: "The county courthouse, constructed in 1854, is the oldest in continuous use west of the Rockies."I've been in there. The floor is starting to sink and they're talking about moving out of there before the place collapses. Super cool building though.

Here it is, Mariposa, California:

The gateway to Yosemite National Park (an hours drive and 20 bucks per car to get in):

Colorado. It has so much to offer. Like fire. Fire and more fire.and now a non-Photoshopped image from just one of our fires, the high park fire. This picture is beautiful, yet chilling because of what it represents.